Auto VPN technology

Leveraging Meraki’s cloud architecture, VPN tunnels to HQ or the data center can be enabled via a single click without any command-line configurations or multi-step key permission setups. Meraki’s patent-pending Auto VPN technology automatically tunnels, hole punches, sets up route tables, and establishes the IPsec connections, completely eliminating the complexity seen in traditional site-to-site VPN solutions.

Application-aware traffic shaping

The Z-Series includes an integrated Layer 7 packet inspection, classification, and control engine, enabling you to set QoS policies based on traffic type. Prioritize your mission-critical applications like VoIP or remote desktop, while setting limits on recreational traffic, e.g., peer-to-peer and video streaming.

Simple, powerful security from end to end

With end-to-end VPN encryption, corporate data is always protected. Additionally the Meraki Z-series supports 802.1x wired port authentication, offering network and endpoint security no matter where the gateway may be deployed.

Self-configuring, self-optimizing, self-healing

When plugged in, the Z-Series automatically connects to the Meraki cloud, downloads its configuration, and joins your network. In case of WAN IP address changes, the Z-Series self-heals by re-establishing the site-to-site VPN tunnels using the new IP address. Also, if a supported SIM card is installed or a 3G/4G modem is connected and primary WAN uplink connectivity fails, the Z-Series will automatically failover to cellular.

Industry-leading cloud management

Meraki’s cloud management architecture unifies WAN, LAN, and wireless management under a web based dashboard, and scales easily from small deployments to large, multi-site deployments with tens of thousands of devices. The Meraki dashboard provides intuitive yet powerful role-based administration, firmware updates, configuration changes, email alerts, and easy-to-audit change logs.